Department OF Women

1. Department OF Women BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE DEPARTMENTAL ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON COOPORATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS 14 OCTOBER 2014 Ms Veliswa Baduza

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Strategic Focus • Situational Analysis • Status of Women Unemployment in SA • Legislative Context • Strategic Approach • Addressing Unemployment • Conclusion

3. BACKGROUND The President of the Republic announced on the 25th May 2014 that “the functions related to support for people with disabilities and children, will be transferred to the Department of Social Development. The current Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disability is now the Ministry of Women which will be located in the Presidency. The Women’s Ministry will champion the achievement of women’s socio-economic empowerment and women’s rights”. • Subsequently, on the 8th July 2014, the President signed a Proclamation reconfiguring the department to focus only on women • The revised focus necessitated the review of the strategic approach of the department

4. STRATEGIC FOCUS MANDATE To lead, coordinate and oversee the transformation agenda on women’s socio-economic empowerment, rights and equality

5. STRATEGIC FOCUS Mission To accelerate socio-economic transformation for women empowerment and participation Vision A just, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous society where everybody’s potential is equitably realized

6. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

7. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

8. STATUS OF WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT IN SA Unemployment rate by sex Source: Stats SA- Unemployment Statistics

9. STATUS OF WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT IN SA Current statistics (April 2014- June 2014) indicates the pattern of unemployment rate of women remaining higher than that of men and the national average. • The trend of higher unemployment rate for women has been persistent for more than five years. • The number of unemployed people increased by 87 000 between Q1: 2014 and Q2: 2014. • The largest increases in unemployment were observed among women (56 000) compared to 31 000 increase for men. • These figures show that unemployment is a big challenge for women than it is for men and also show the vulnerability of women in the labour market.

10. LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT • Bill of Rights • Employment Equity Act of 1998 • Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2000 • Broad Based Economic Empowerment Act of 2004

11. STRATEGIC APPROACH

12. STRATEGIC APPROACH

13. STRATEGIC APPROACH

14. STRATEGIC APPROACH

15. ADDRESSING UNEMPLOYMENT The department has a programme called Techno Girl and Techno Girl Alumni. The programme ensures girls have equal opportunities to excel in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) by exposing them to opportunities, supported to continue higher education studies in STEM fields and facilitate learnership internship and job placement Through the Gender Responsive Budgeting initiative (tool)the department will require departments and the private sector to ensure that they budget for the empowerment of women by indicating, how much is budgeted, of the budgeted amount how much was used, of the used amount how much reached women, of the women reached how many were empowered and in what way

16. CONCLUSION The Select Committee can be of great assistance given that the Gender Responsive Budgeting imperative and principles are within COGTA’s MTSF deliverables. This also allows the Committee to hold all departments to account on whether their budgets comply to gender budgeting principles and also to ascertain what departments plans and measures are to ensure that their budgets are gender responsive The Select Committee can also assist by conducting an oversight on departments in relation to how their programmes are assisting women in achieving socio-economic empowerment

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